A series of short stories about the many What If's of the Dexter series. Chapters 1-3: What if Dexter Killed Paul Bennet? Chapters 4-?: What if Dexter wasn't a Twat? (Season 9 finale rewrite)
He only went to Vlad Masters to have his humanity removed, but instead, he was denied. Instead, he was presented with a goal that might not be quite so unattainable. He'd fought ghosts for so long that he never really considered where they actually came from. But the Ghost Zone is no place for amateurs and so before Vlad grants him access to his portal, he must receive training.
When Buggy set out to become the King of Pirates, he hadn't expected his conquest to be quite this easy. Even less, he certainly hadn't expected some long-nosed marine greenhorn to follow him the whole way through. To Usopp, if capturing Buggy('s heart) meant chasing him all the way to Raftel, so be it. (Marine AU, Usopp/Buggy, yes this is now a real ship)
He was supposed to be saved. Instead, Kyle was killed, leaving a dystopia in his wake. Stan, the only one who had been able to go back in time, is left reeling as he merges with his younger self and reality attempts to right itself. In the aftermath, Stan is sent 40 years forward, into a future he no longer recognizes - a future that he has no choice but to change.